I've (finally) gotten my spare tire tub installed on my 65. I'm running 205 75 Michelin X WW tires on repo quick take off wheels. I thought I had purchased the long bolts for the spare tire carrier, so was suprised when the wheel wouldn't go all the way into the tub. I can engage the latch at the hex, but not at the shoulder, so I can't fit the tire lock on the end of the bolt. Even tried a floor jack to raise everything up (I'm kinda puny), but even that couldn't allow me to seat the carrier on the correct location on the shoulder of the rear bolt/latch assembly. Questions: anyone using a 205 75 spare on alloy wheels? Does it fit up correctly? Should I suspect the bolt length?
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Re: 65 Spare tire fit-up
Jim
The cross section on the original 775x15 is quite narrow. You will find that modern day 205x15 are quite a bit wider than the old stuff, thus your problem it won't fit. The gold line or red line bolts may still not be enough depending on actual measurement of your tire width. Tire diameter should not be a problem. -
Re: 65 Spare tire fit-up
Jim
The cross section on the original 775x15 is quite narrow. You will find that modern day 205x15 are quite a bit wider than the old stuff, thus your problem it won't fit. The gold line or red line bolts may still not be enough depending on actual measurement of your tire width. Tire diameter should not be a problem.Comment
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Re: 65 Spare tire fit-up
Would it be possible to use the bolts off of a '68 or '69 to accomodate the wider tires?
Alex
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Re: 65 Spare tire fit-up
Would it be possible to use the bolts off of a '68 or '69 to accomodate the wider tires?
Alex
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